Going rate for stylist wages?

[387 hair]

hi there,
i have a new salon. wanting to take a woman on for 2days a week, just not sure what to pay her..she will be bringing some clientel with her but will also be doing quite a few new clients..will prob do £300-£500 week......just dont know what the going rate is or is it best self employed....and when paying commision do i pay it on the whole 100% of takings, or is it commision on whats left after taken 2x her wage. I wouldnt say she is an amizing stylist therfore justifying a high rate of pay..

PLEASEEEEEEEE help!

 

[387 hair]

ANYBODY !!!!!!!!:green:

 

[BABSann]

Hi try pming Persionista,she is great on this type of stuff

 

[persianista]

I generally don't give an opinion on stuff like this as I think every salon is different. Do your figures and work out what YOUR salon can pay. It depends on a huge amount of factors such as VAT/NO VAT, overheads, local norms etc etc.
What I expect to pay here in London is different to up North. Likewise what I pay a top stylist with a client base is different from one without clients.

 

[387 hair]

o.k thanks.....anybody else with ideas would be appreciated

 

[persianista]

2 things. If you are a stylist/ salon owner, surely you know how much stylists get?
Failing that ring up salons local to you that are looking for stylists and see what they are offering.
I dont think anyone is going to give you specifics on a public forum.

 

[EMMA AT ELITE]

How about asking the sylist what she is hoping/expecting to earn per hour/ day/ week?
I would imagine she would go higher than what she really would expect so maybe use that as a guildline.
Just an idea - as it seems you arent getting too much help :irked:

Also depends on her experiance, advanced training etc, & your location, at a complete guess maybe £8-£10 hour! With % comission on selling products.

How about looking through job sites to see how much money sylists are being offered.

Hope that helps :hug:

 

[-sophisticutz-]

Up North it is normally Min. wage plus 20% commission AFTER you have doubled your wages.
Example.
You pay them £200 per week and they take £500 in sales. You pay them 20% on the excess hundred.
I start all mine on min. wage and then up the hourly rate once they have built a clientèle. Like Persianista said, you have to take in account if they have a clientèle or not. I worked out what each chair costs me to run, to then work out what I can afford to pay.

 

[persianista]

I wish I could pay stylists min wage!

 

[387 hair]

thanks hun for your help...

 

[-sophisticutz-]

I wish I could pay stylists min wage!

Ah, and I wish I could charge London prices!
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[persianista]

good point x